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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220211520016 · 05/18/2021 · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
NONPOWRD VECH-DOLI,WHLBRW
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Nyrstar NV
Operator
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC
Mine
4000168

Narrative

A group solely comprised of RWS contractors [MSHA Contractor ID B5045] was working in the mine. A pump sitting on a trailer was moved by RWS contractors by a telehandler, without notification to Nyrstar. RWS hitched the trailer to their telehandler. RWS pulled the trailer up a ramp. The trailer hitch broke. An individual RWS EE traveling on foot behind the trailer was struck

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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